Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

The definitive survey of '70s, '80s, and early '90s arcade video game pixel typography.

Arcade Game Typography presents readers with a fascinating new world of typography: the pixel typeface. Video game designers of the '70s, '80s, and '90s faced color and resolution limitations that stimulated incredible creativity. With each letter having to exist in a small pixel grid, artists began to use clever techniques to create elegant character sets within a tiny canvas. This book presents typeface...